Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-05
HEB FOOT IN THE GRAVY.
The Singular Demand of q Charming Child
Who AIMays Had Her Way.


A droll anecdote, Illustrative Of pa
rental fonGness, is related of Quick, the
comedian, says Frazier's Magazine. He
| had invited friend TO dinner, when the
following scene took place between him
self and his daughter, g spoilt child of
SIX years old. The main dish on the Ia.
bic, when uncovered, excited the curiO5i-
~ OF Miss Quick, WHO either had not
seen the Joint before or had forgotten the
name OF u, which she now eagerly de-
manded; and on being told that it was 8
saddle of mutton she stood up and
! promptly announced her intention Of
riding upon il forthwith. To this pre-
posterous recreation the parents were
fsin to entrest the little imp's forbesr-
ance. In vain, for she declared saddles
were made TO ride on and to ride she was
resolved. After much ado her patient
father and mother luckily suggested that
the obvious heat Of the seat she aspired
TO and the Inconvenience likely to arise
from such exercise would distress her
and spoil Der new fToCk. The difficulty
seemed surmounled and the child desist-
ed from further Importantly, but imme-
diately after perceiving the dish almost
overflow with the juice of the mutton,
she cried out: ooh, let me put my foot
in the gravy. l will put my foot in the
gravy"
The father, albeit not unused to see
such eccentric fanCies, was q little star
tied at MS sweet pets desire, and ex-
claimed in tone of assumed wonder and
depreciation: "My precious love, what q
preposterous thing you propose. It's
quite out Of the question. Now, do be q
good child, and let me help her-tO some
mutton " ooh" reiterated the little
treasure, 81 will put my feet in the gravy
first" In vain the devoted parents ar
gued, threatened and cOaXed; in vain
promised that the next day they would be
without 3 visitor and she might then do
as she pleased. All, all in vain, for
upon q more determined opposition
the sweet little angel yelled out her
wishes in such q piercing key that her
mother, g very mild hammered woman,
addressed her husband; "My dear" she
So ID, "I'm afraid we shall have no peace
until we allow the dear child to do as she
likes" "Well, but my love-" urged Mr.
O., ia reply, little ashamed of their
unnatural weakness before their guest,
'What will Mr.. - say 10 such q pro-
ceedng? is really SO improper"
Mr.. , willing TO gee 10 what q
length extreme parental folly would 90,
withheld both MS opinion ana permits
sion, preferring a state of neutrality |
and Fir. Quick, finding the little !
tyrent's determination grow warmer |
every minute, and the mutton |
grow colder, proposed q compromise
namely, that the little darling should |
have another dish brought in and placed |
in corner Ot the room, with some Of the |
gravy in 1t, and then paddle about while |
themselves and their friend were st din
ner, and return to table when the fruit |
came in. No; "the treasure" ct the very
top of her voice, once more declared that !
SIZE would have the dish and nothing but |
the dish before her, and further that she |
would abateenot one drop Of the gravy. |
At this perpleXing iuncUure, Quick |
turned toward his friend in apology
for the scene before him, assuring
him at the same time that it was
Of "uo use to thwart the dear child, who
would have her way" Then calling for
another dish, the poor father placed the
saddle upon it, and lifting that
the gravy from the table car
RED it to the farthest corner OF the room.
BE was followed by the "little duck"
who, after q persuasive kiss from the
goose, her father, consented to have her
shoes removed and to remain splsshing
ibout until the desert appeared upon the
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